''No.7 Cherry Lane'' () is a 2019 Hong Kong-Chinese

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directed by Yonfan, with animation by Zhang Gang. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the

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. It was also selected for the

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as a Special Presentation. At the Venice Film Festival, the film won the Best Screenplay Award.

Plot

During the rise of the materialistic comfort of life in the 1960s, there emerges an undercurrent of danger in Hong Kong. ''No.7 Cherry Lane'' tells the tale of Ziming, a

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undergraduate, entangled between his amorous feelings for a self-exiled mother Mrs Yu from Taiwan in the

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period, and her beautiful daughter Meiling. He takes them to different movies and through a series of magical moments on the big screen, forbidden passions are revealed. And the era coincides with Hong Kong's turbulent times of 1967.

Voice cast

Sylvia Chang Sylvia Chang (born 21 July 1953) is a Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director. In 1992, she was a member of the jury at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. In 2018, she was one of the jury members of the main competition ...

as Mrs Yu:
Once an idealistic revolutionary student during the Sino-Japanese War and now a luxury goods merchandiser she struggles between

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and

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. In her early 40s, Mrs Yu retains her old-world charm. She is divorced and has an 18-year-old daughter. * Zhao Wei as Meiling:
Daughter of Mrs Yu. The world seems to revolve around this sweet and tender 18-year-old girl. She is beautiful, wilful and invincible. She knows everything she’s entitled to and takes no less. She also knows tomorrow belongs to her. * Alex Lam as Ziming:
A top English literature student at

. He plays tennis, loves movies, goes to parties and makes extra money by giving English tuition. He has a certain magical charm for women, men and animals. And he is comfortable with all of them. * Kelly Yao as Mrs May:
A retired opera diva who lives a floor above Mrs Yu. She devotes herself to religion and loves cats and good-looking men. * Natalia Duplessis as Madame Simone:
A big French movie star who liberates Mrs Yu through her three vintage films. * Teresa Cheung as Miaoyu the Nun:
A Taoist nun from the book Dream of the Red Chamber who liberates Mrs Yu in her dream. *

Jiang Wenli Jiang Wenli (, born 20 June 1969) is a Chinese actress, director, producer, and screenwriter. A native of Tianjin, she graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1992. Li ranked 52nd on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2014. Early life J ...

as The Woman in Yellow * Daniel Wu as Baron Louis * Stephen Fung as Steven *

Tian Zhuangzhuang Tian Zhuangzhuang (; born April 1952 in Beijing) is a Chinese film director, producer and actor. Tian was born to an influential actor and actress in China. Following a short stint in the military, Tian began his artistic career first as an a ...

as Ah Kwok *

Ann Hui Ann Hui On-wah, (; born 23 May 1947) is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actress from Hong Kong who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. She is known for her films about social issues in Hon ...

as The Pickpocket * Fruit Chan as The Craven Cat *

Rebecca Pan Rebecca Pan Di-hua (; also Poon Tik-wah, Pan Wan Ching) is a Hong Kong actress and singer. Early life She was born in Shanghai on 29 December 1931 and moved to Hong Kong in 1949. Career Her singing career began in 1957. One of her songs, which ...

as Mrs Lin

References

External links

''Official Website''
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